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California Recreational Abalone Fishery to be Closed in 2018
by CDFW, DECEMBER 8, 2017

The California Fish and Game Commission voted to close the 2018 northern California recreational abalone fishery due to ongoing environmental conditions that have significantly impacted the abalone resource. The closure affects next year’s recreational abalone season, which was scheduled to open on April 1, 2018. The Commission’s 4-0 decision (Commissioner Jacque Hostler-Carmesin was absent) upholds the policies of the Abalone Recovery and Management...
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Oregon continues delay of commercial Dungeness crab season coastwide
by ODFW, DECEMBER 8, 2017
Coquille River

The opening of the commercial Dungeness crab season will be delayed until at least Dec. 31 along the entire Oregon coast as testing shows crabs are still too low in meat yield in some areas of the coast. The ocean commercial Dungeness crab season in Oregon is targeted to open Dec. 1, but can be delayed to ensure a high-quality product to consumers...
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CDFW Awards $39.7 Million for Ecosystem and Watershed Restoration and Protection Projects
by CDFW, DECEMBER 8, 2017

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) today announced the selection of 39 projects to receive funding from its Water Quality, Supply and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014 (Proposition 1) Restoration Grant Programs. The awards, totaling $39.7 million, were made under CDFW’s 2017 Proposition 1 Restoration Grant Programs Solicitation (the third of 10 planned annual grant cycles). This includes approximately...
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What’s Up with All the Salmon in Kellogg Creek?
California Outdoors Q&A
Carrie Wilson, DECEMBER 7, 2017

Question: In the 17 years I have lived and fished in Discovery Bay, I have never seen anything like the number of salmon being caught this year. I have caught 10 salmon over 20 pounds incidentally while fishing for stripers and largemouth bass as you can’t fish for salmon in this part of the Delta, and have observed seals catching an...
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The Sacramento River’s Late Fall Salmon
Ramblings
by John Higley, DECEMBER 7, 2017
Sacramento River - Lower

Last Monday, thanks to my pal Mike Bogue, a chap who has been guiding full time on the Sacramento River for 26 years, I got the chance to ride along in his 23-foot North River Scout, powered by a 250 horse Yamaha outboard on a salmon fishing expedition. We launched at the Ball’s Ferry ramp at around 6:30 a.m. and tried to...
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Steelhead waiting game
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, DECEMBER 7, 2017
Chetco River

With no rain in the forecast for at least the next 10 days, the end is in sight for the late, fall-run salmon season on the North Coast. The Chetco saw a pretty decent return, but the Smith was somewhat of a disappointment. The system had plenty of water, but the big pushes of kings never really materialized, forcing most...
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